Wednesday, 06 February 2013

www.peopleinaid.org

There are few people in the world who are challengedto do so much with so little as those who work in the INGO(international nongovernmental organisation) sector.Working with few resources relative to the needs that existin the world and often little formal authority to change thestructural forces that lie at the root of problems faced bysociety, INGOs nonetheless routinely take on an arrayof complex challenges such as hunger, health and sanitation,education, poverty and economic development, disasterrelief, discrimination and violence.Their ability to be effective in addressing these challengesaffects the lives and livelihoods of billions of the world’speople. But if they were better able to unleash their talent,could they be more effective?The short answer is a resounding “yes”. The Center forCreative Leadership (CCL, www.ccl.org), a global providerof executive education to develop better leaders, and PeopleIn Aid, (www.peopleinaid.org), a non-profit network of morethan 180 member organisations dedicated to improvingorganisational effectiveness within the humanitarian anddevelopment sector worldwide, surveyed the sector. Wefound that aid and development organisations are expertsat logistics and mobilisation but their impact is often limitedby weak leadership capacity and communications problems.

The CCL study and report Leadership and Talent Development in
International Humanitarian and Development Organizations is
based on interviews with 37 INGOs in Europe, Africa, Asia
and America.